第三節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

In the 4th century, there was a man called Saint Nicholas in Myra. He was very rich and   21  to help others. He also cared for the  22  very much. He often   23   many kinds of gifts, money and other  24  things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night   25   so that no one knew, because he wanted no   26 . He just wanted to help others. At that time, there were three poor  27  in his town. Both of their parents died. They could hardly  28  enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and  29  to do something to  30   them. On Christmas Eve, when everyone was   31  , Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he   32   onto the roof and dropped three bags of   33   into the chimney (煙囪). It so happened that the three sisters had   34   their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings had been  35   by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking. The three sisters were surprised and  36   to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn’t have to worry about their

 37   as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other   38   began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve  39   finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning. 

Over the years, Saint Nicholas became associated (有聯(lián)系的) with Christmas. The  40  of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus, famous for the red cape (斗篷) and the white beard, became the most popular guest to children on Christmas.

21. A. hated B. refused C. failed D. liked

22. A. old B. sick C. poor D. young

23. A. lent          B. brought C. posted D. moved

24. A. expensive B. simple C. beautiful D. useful

25. A. slowly B. secretly C. freely  D. fairly

26. A. praise B. money C. surprise  D. pay

27. A. sisters B. brothers C. workers D. farmers

28. A. beg        B. find   C. make D. borrow

29. A. needed B. agreed C. decided D. promised

30. A. save        B. help        C. raise D. teach

31. A. quiet B. busy       C. happy D. asleep

32. A. landed      B. climbed      C. jumped D. fell 

33. A. gold        B. food   C. toys D. clothes

34. A. changed      B. bought   C. repaired   D. washed

35. A. shown B. thrown C. hung D. stored

36. A. puzzled    B. excited  C. worried  D. sad

37. A. meals B. study C. house   D. stockings

38. A. students B. men    C. women D. children 

39. A. in the hope of  B. in need of C. in case of    D. in return for

40. A. rule         B. habit        C. custom   D. manner
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